Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how .wrk ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit dotwrk.com and related pages operated by us (the "Website"). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

We serve business clients and website visitors primarily in Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries. We aim to apply practices that reflect major privacy laws in those regions, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), the UK GDPR and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations ("PECR"), the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection ("FADP"), the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the CPRA ("CCPA/CPRA"), and comparable US state privacy laws, as well as guidance from data protection authorities and common industry practice for B2B corporate websites.

This policy is provided in English. If anything in a translated version conflicts with the English version, the English version prevails unless applicable law requires otherwise.

1. Who we are

.wrk is a distributed technology team providing software development outsourcing, IT staff augmentation, dedicated teams, AI services, and B2B digital marketing.

Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://dotwrk.com

For privacy-related requests about cookies or similar technologies, contact us at the email above.

2. Scope of this policy

This Cookie Policy applies to cookies and similar technologies used on the Website when you:

• browse pages (including the homepage, services, industries, case studies, blog, careers, contact, and legal pages);
• interact with buttons, links, and calls to action;
• submit or attempt to submit forms (for example, contact or career applications);
• arrive on the Website through redirects from our previous website addresses or legacy URLs (see Section 8).

This policy does not cover third-party websites linked from the Website (for example, LinkedIn or calendar tools). Those sites have their own policies.

3. What are cookies and similar technologies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, remember preferences, and understand how visitors use a site.

We also use similar technologies, including:

• Local storage (for example, in your browser) to remember your cookie choices;
• Session storage, where technically necessary;
• Pixels or tags loaded by analytics tools (only where you have given consent, where required by law).

Throughout this policy, we refer to cookies and these similar technologies collectively as "cookies" unless we need to distinguish them.

Cookies may be:

• First-party — set by us (or on our behalf on our domain);
• Third-party — set by a provider such as Google when you consent to analytics.

They may also be:

• Session cookies — deleted when you close your browser;
• Persistent cookies — remain for a set period or until you delete them.

4. How and why we use cookies

We group cookies into three categories:

4.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These are essential for the Website to function and for us to comply with law. They cannot be switched off through our cookie banner in the same way as optional cookies, because the site needs them to operate securely and to remember that you have made a cookie choice.

They are used to:

• store your cookie consent preferences;
• maintain basic security and stability;
• support technical operation of the Website after you arrive via redirects from legacy URLs.

Legal basis (where GDPR/UK GDPR applies): our legitimate interests in operating a secure, functional website, and/or necessity to provide the service you request. Where strictly necessary cookies are exempt from consent under ePrivacy/PECR rules, we rely on that exemption.

4.2 Analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4)

With your consent (where required), we use Google Analytics 4 ("GA4") to understand how the Website is used so we can improve content, navigation, and performance.

GA4 may collect information such as:

• pages visited and time spent on pages;
• approximate geographic region (derived from IP address, often at country or city level);
• device type, browser, and operating system;
• referral source (how you arrived at the Website);
• interactions with the Website, such as clicks on calls to action;
• successful form submissions (for example, when a contact or career form is submitted successfully), as aggregated events — not the personal data you type into the form.

We use GA4 for website measurement and improvement, not to sell your personal information or to build advertising profiles for third-party targeted advertising on this Website.

Legal basis (where GDPR/UK GDPR applies): your consent, given through our cookie banner or cookie settings.
Legal basis (where US state laws apply): notice at collection and, where applicable, your right to opt out of certain processing; we do not sell personal information collected through GA4 for monetary consideration (see Section 12).

Analytics cookies are not placed until you accept them, except where local law allows a different approach and we have determined that approach applies.

4.3 Marketing cookies

We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies on the Website (for example, remarketing or social advertising pixels). If we introduce them in the future, we will update this policy, request your consent where required, and provide a clear opt-out.

5. Cookies and technologies we use

The table below describes the main cookies and similar technologies we use or plan to use. Exact names may vary slightly as Google or our systems update.

Additional GA4-related cookies or identifiers may be set by Google in line with their documentation. We configure GA4 for measurement purposes relevant to a corporate B2B website.

We do not use analytics cookies to read the content of form fields (such as your name, email, or message). Form data is handled separately when you submit a form (see Section 7).

6. Google Analytics 4

When you consent to analytics cookies, Google Analytics 4 processes usage data on our behalf. Google may act as a processor (under GDPR) or service provider (under certain US state laws), subject to our instructions and Google's terms.

Google may process data on servers located outside your country, including in the United States. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms offered by Google.

For more information about how Google processes data:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Google Analytics terms
• How Google uses data from sites that use its partners' services

You can opt out of GA4 on this Website by rejecting non-essential cookies or withdrawing analytics consent via Cookie settings in the footer. You may also use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (where available) or your browser's cookie controls.

7. Forms, email, and analytics

The Website includes forms that let you request a consultation, contact us, or apply for a career opportunity. When you submit a form:

• the information you provide (such as name, email, company, and message) is sent to our systems and delivered to us by email for business purposes;
• this processing is governed by our Privacy Policy, not by analytics cookies;
• we do not use cookies to capture what you type into form fields.

If you have consented to analytics cookies, we may record a technical event in GA4 indicating that a form was submitted successfully (for example, "contact form submit" or "career form submit"). This helps us understand whether pages and calls to action are effective. The event is intended to reflect that a submission occurred, not to send the contents of your message to Google Analytics.

If you reject analytics cookies, form submissions still work; we simply do not record those analytics events.

8. Redirects from our previous website

We may redirect visitors from legacy URLs (including pages previously hosted on earlier versions of dotwrk.com or related domains) to the current Website using standard HTTP redirects (for example, 301 permanent redirects).

Important points:

• Redirects are a technical routing mechanism. They do not by themselves place analytics cookies on your device.
• When you land on the current Website after a redirect, you are on our current domain and infrastructure. Cookie and consent rules apply to this Website.
• Your cookie choices on a previous site or domain are not automatically transferred to the current Website. You may see our cookie banner again so you can make a fresh choice, unless you have already made a choice stored on the current Website.
• Strictly necessary cookies (including storage of your consent decision on the current Website) may be set so we can honour your preferences and operate the site securely.
• We do not use redirects to bypass your cookie choices or to load analytics before you consent where consent is required.

9. Legal bases and regional information

Laws differ by country. Below is a summary of how we approach major regions. This is not exhaustive legal advice for every jurisdiction.

9.1 European Economic Area (EEA)

Countries include EU Member States and, where applicable, EEA members such as Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

• Strictly necessary cookies: used based on legitimate interests and/or legal necessity; consent is not required where an ePrivacy exemption applies.
• Analytics (GA4): used only with your prior consent via our banner or cookie settings.
• You may withdraw consent at any time via Cookie settings; withdrawal does not affect processing that was lawful before withdrawal.
• You have rights under the GDPR (access, erasure, restriction, objection, portability, and complaint to a supervisory authority). See Section 11.

9.2 United Kingdom

For visitors in the UK, UK GDPR and PECR apply in a similar way to the EEA:

• consent for non-essential cookies such as analytics;
• rights under UK GDPR;
• complaints may be lodged with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): https://ico.org.uk.

9.3 Switzerland

For visitors in Switzerland, the FADP requires transparency and, for non-essential tracking, appropriate legal grounds. We rely on consent for GA4 where required.

9.4 United States

US privacy law varies by state. We apply a consistent, transparency-first approach:

California (CCPA/CPRA) and similar frameworks:

• We provide this notice describing cookies and analytics.
• We do not sell personal information collected through the Website for monetary consideration.
• We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising through GA4 on this Website.
• California residents may have rights to know, delete, and correct personal information, and to opt out of sale/sharing — see Section 11. Use Cookie settings to limit analytics cookies.

Other US states with comprehensive privacy laws (including, as examples, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Oregon, Texas, Montana, and others that may apply depending on your location):

• We provide notice at or before the point of collection.
• Where applicable, you may have rights to access, delete, correct, and opt out of targeted advertising, sale, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects. Our use of GA4 on this B2B site is for website analytics, not for such profiling.
• If you use a recognised Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal where we are required to honour it for opt-out of sale/sharing, we will process it in line with applicable law and our technical capabilities.

9.5 Canada

For visitors in Canada, we obtain meaningful consent for non-essential cookies where required under PIPEDA and applicable provincial laws, through our cookie banner.

9.6 Other countries

If you access the Website from other regions, we apply this policy and applicable local law to the extent required. Where local law demands stricter protection, we will align our practices accordingly.

10. How long we keep cookie-related data

• Consent preferences: stored until you clear your browser storage, we release a new consent version requiring a fresh choice, or you change your settings.
• GA4 cookies: retention periods are largely determined by Google's configuration and defaults (see Section 5). We review analytics settings periodically and use retention aligned with our measurement needs.
• Aggregated analytics reports: may be retained in GA4 or exports for business analysis for a period consistent with our data retention practices described in our Privacy Policy.

11. Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding personal data processed via cookies:

We will respond within timeframes required by applicable law.

Browser controls: Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect site functionality (for example, remembering your cookie choice). Instructions are usually under browser "Settings" or "Privacy".

Do Not Track: There is no uniform industry standard for DNT signals. We honour applicable legal opt-out mechanisms (such as GPC where required) rather than legacy DNT alone.

12. "Sale" and "sharing" (US visitors)

We do not sell your personal information collected through cookies on this Website for money.

We do not use GA4 on this Website for cross-context behavioural advertising or "sharing" as defined under California and similar state laws.

If our practices change, we will update this policy and provide any additional opt-out required by law.

13. Children

The Website is directed at business professionals. We do not knowingly use cookies to collect personal information from children under 16 (or under 13 where US COPPA applies). If you believe a child has provided information, contact us and we will take appropriate steps.

14. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect information collected through the Website. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

15. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, law, our Website, or our use of cookies (for example, if we add marketing cookies or change analytics providers).

When we make material changes, we will:

• update the "Last updated" date at the top;
• show the cookie banner again where required so you can review your choices;
• post the revised policy on this page.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

16. More information

• Privacy Policy
• Contact: [email protected]

This Cookie Policy is provided for transparency. It does not constitute legal advice. We recommend periodic review by qualified counsel for your specific jurisdictions and data flows.